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Animax Asia to Air Code:Realize, Land of the Lustrous

Southeast Asian anime channel Animax Asia announced on August 3 that it will air the Code:Realize -Guardian of Rebirth- and Land of the Lustrous television anime. Code:Realize -Guardian of Rebirth- will premiere on August 23, and will air every Wednesday and Thursday at 8:00 p.m. GMT +8. Land of the Lustrous will premiere on August 28, and will air every Monday and Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. GMT +8.

Animax Asia describes Code:Realize -Guardian of Rebirth-:

Restricted to an abandoned mansion on the outskirts of London in fulfillment of a promise to her father, lonely Cardia lives day to day isolated from the world. Her body carries a deadly poison that rots or melts anything her skin touches, prompting the locals to call her a “monster.” Her last conversation with her father two years ago, telling her to stay out of sight and never fall in love, is the furthest back she can remember. One day, her quiet solitude is interrupted as the Royal Guards break in to capture her. It is then that Cardia meets Arsène Lupin, a chivalrous thief, who helps her escape the soldiers' clutches. She soon finds herself on a journey with Lupin to locate her father, who holds the answers to her mysterious condition.

The anime premiered last October.

The series adapts a PlayStation Vita game of the same name. The game's cast reprised their roles for the anime.

Hideyo Yamamoto (Strike the Blood, The Prince of Tennis II) directed the anime at studio M.S.C (The Prince of Tennis II). Sayaka Harada (STARMYU) handled the series composition, and Joe handled scenario supervision. miko designed the original characters, and Aya Nakanishi (Lady Jewelpet) adapted those designs for animation. Akiharu Ishii (Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū, The Prince of Tennis) was the chief animation director. Ryō Takahashi composed the music at Lantis. Mia REGINA (Matoi the Sacred Slayer, Seven Mortal Sins, Momokuri) performed the anime's opening theme song "kalmia," and Saori Hayami performed the ending theme song "twinkle."

Animax Asia describes Land of the Lustrous:

In a world inhabited by crystalline lifeforms called The Lustrous, every unique gem must fight for their way of life against the threat of lunarians who would turn them into decorations. Phosphophyllite, the most fragile and brittle of gems, longs to join the battle. When Phos is instead assigned to complete a natural history of their world, it sounds like a dull and pointless task. But this new job brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation.

The anime premiered last October.

The anime adapts Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous (Hōseki no Kuni) manga.

Takahiko Kyōgoku (Love Live! School idol project, GATE) directed the anime at the Orange CG animation studio (CG in new Evangelion, Macross Frontier movies). Toshiya Ono (Suite Precure, Gatchaman Crowds, The Perfect Insider) was in charge of the series scripts. Asako Nishida (Simoun, Love Live! School idol project, Active Raid) designed the characters.

Source: My Anime Sched Philippines